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'''''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFA-hNodBRo Star Trek: Retribution]''''' is a [[Darker and Edgier]] sequel to the ''[[Star Trek]]'' fan film ''[[Star Trek: Specter of the Past]]'', released in 2012.
The year is 2388, ten years after we last saw our crew of intrepid heroes aboard the USS ''F. Scott Fitzgerald''. The story opens with the dire news that the fractured Romulan Empire--in tatters following the events of [[Star Trek
▲The year is 2388, ten years after we last saw our crew of intrepid heroes aboard the USS ''F. Scott Fitzgerald''. The story opens with the dire news that the fractured Romulan Empire--in tatters following the events of [[Star Trek Nemesis (Film)|Star Trek Nemesis]]--is united again, and about to invade [[The Federation]]. Their motive? Revenge--because they believe that Starfleet was behind [[Star Trek (Film)|the supernova that destroyed Romulus the previous year]]. Admiral Thornton tells Captain Bradley Prentice that the Romulans purport to have evidence to back up their claim, and that if they are to avert disaster, he must prove the evidence is false, and discredit the source, a mysterious individual known only as Drakus, who may or may not be human. A short time later, an expert in Romulan psychology arrives to help--none other than Admiral Gaius Reyf.
The ''Fitzgerald'' departs for Romulan space, but while en route Reyf is visited in his quarters by the ghost of Braiyon Garr, who warns him not to venture into Romulan space, that doing so will mean his certain doom--which Garr says he wants to inflict himself. Shortly thereafter, the ''Fitzgerald'' arrives at the edge of the Romulan Neutral Zone, only to find the Romulan battlecruiser that was supposed to be their escort has been savagely attacked. At Reyf's insistence, Prentice agrees to salvage the ship's cloaking device and press ahead, despite the dangers that await them.
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With time running out until the start of the Romulan invasion, Captain Bradley Prentice finds himself caught between a mysterious warlord who will stop at nothing to see the Federation destroyed, and a superior officer who may be hiding something--a dark secret which could save the Federation...''or seal its [[Doomy Dooms of Doom|doom]].''
▲=== The cast: ===
* Captain Bradley Prentice. [[The Captain]] and [[The McCoy]].
* Commander Kendra Ronston, first officer. [[The Kirk]].
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* Dr. Braiyon Garr. [[Mad Scientist]] and [[Big Bad]].
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* [[Alternate Timeline]]: At the end of ''Specter'', Garr traveled back in time, and in doing so created one of these, which still somehow manages to integrate all the events from ''Specter'' as we saw them. We're still in it now, as you can tell by the designs of some of the sets--some colors and certain design elements are "off" from what we might otherwise expect.
** By far the most visible is the fact that the bridge still has colors from the bridge of the ''Enterprise''-E.
** Then there's Ronston's rank insignia. If you look closely, she has four rank pips, three gold, one black, kind of a "captain junior grade." In the Prime timeline, she'd simply have three gold pips.
** Also, the uniforms worn by Operations officers versus Security officers. Operations officers wear the traditional gold, but Security officers have a more orange hue to their uniforms.
* [[Animation Bump]]: A significant one between ''Specter'' and this film. So much so that when material from the first film wound up being re-used for the [["Previously On..."]] sequence, a later draft of the movie showed that the background plates and character animations had all been re-rendered at higher resolution, ostensibly as a testbed for what would eventually happen with all the material in ''Retribution''.
** Shots from later in the movie that involve {{spoiler|Kristie}} all had to be rendered at different settings than other shots, so that {{spoiler|her ponytail}} would be seen as it was meant to be seen rather than as a wireframe. In the first film, the discrepancy could be explained away as {{spoiler|the android simply being incomplete; this time Prentice goes out of his way to point out that she's been fully completed.}}
** Midway through production, the producer found a new way to render exterior shots to make the hulls look more metallic and realistic, and give the lights (in particular the warp engines) a "glow halo" like they'd always had on the shows. The new render style first popped up in the second battle sequence.
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** In the shuttle on the way back to the ''Fitzgerald'', Prentice and Ronston discuss how far they've come since. Prentice even jokes about how much of a handful Ronston was back in those days.
*** Ronston also says: "What matters isn't the challenge we face. What matters is that we stick together. And that we come out on top. [[The Captain]] taught us that." Doubles as a [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]].
** Mitchell's line "Ready captain--we'll get there with time to spare, even if I have to get out and push" is a nod to ''[[Star Trek VI:
** Reyf says that the Romulan fleet is massing in Sector 585, the location where he and Garr finally met up for their [[Showdown At High Noon]].
*** And that fleet is led by none other than [[Star Trek: Voyager
** On Garr's visit via hologram: "Something very similar happened to me ten years ago. At the time, I thought I was hallucinating, and it wasn't until much later that we discovered what I'd seen was real."
** The subtle "coffee cup" gag from ''Specter'' also returns here. In the first film, the presence of coffee cups signaled that Garr was either present, had been or would be soon. In ''Retribution'', both times coffee mugs appear, Garr appears soon after.
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*** Later, Palpatine's Death Star throne room from [[Return of the Jedi|Star Wars Episode VI]] appears as another observation room.
*** And even later, [[Mutant X|Genomex]] appears as Drakus' command office.
** Medjai's USS ''Dumont'' (an updated ''Oberth''-class starship) appears during an early Spacedock flythrough, exactly where a classic ''Oberth''-class ship appeared at the end of ''[[Star Trek IV:
** In Reyf's quarters, one of the pictures hanging on the wall is a photo of [[Mutant X|Proxy Blue.]]
** The Romulan consulate building is actually the [[Attack of the Clones|Galactic Senate building]].
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** In Prentice's quarters is a gold replica of the classic [[Battlestar Galactica]].
** And directly above that, in a rare instance of [[Product Placement]], is the [[Firefox]] Nebula wallpaper.
** Drakus' command ship--the [[Tale Spin
** The launch bay at Rimward Station is played by Lorenzo Mangogna's [[A New Hope|Death Star hangar bay]].
*** Including Andrew Crook's [[Star Wars|Millennium Falcon]].
** In the first officer's quarters, a gold model of the [[Galaxy Quest
*** With [[Stargate Atlantis|the lost city of Atlantis]] near a wall.
** In Reyf's office on the ''Fitzgerald'', several pieces of artwork on the walls are recognizeable as being from the ''Voyager'' briefing room.
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** Fans have agreed, however, that the CG has improved significantly over ''Specter''.
* [[Conspicuously Light Patch]]: You can usually tell when a shot's going to have camera motion to it--if there's something in the background that's supposed to be animated (i.e. [[LCA Rs]], alert lights, warp stars, etc.), and it is in one shot but not the next, usually the "next" shot will be a motion camera shot. (Another tell is that the "motion" shots involve background plates whose blur is different from the regular ones).
* [[Continuity Nod]]: There are numerous references to canonical [[
** [[Star Trek: Nemesis
** [[Star Trek (
** The officers' combadges are from the future time frame of "All Good Things...", the [[Grand Finale]] to [[Star Trek:
** "...and now they're preparing for an attack the likes of which we haven't seen since the height of the [[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
** Thornton's office is adorned with several matte paintings from ''[[Star Trek:
*** In one corner, briefly, you can spot a photo of the ''Enterprise''-D docked at Starbase 74 (from the TNG episode "11001001").
** '''Ronston:''' "First it was the [[Star Trek:
* [[Cool Starship]]: The USS ''F. Scott Fitzgerald'' returns.
** At one point, the camera pans across the interior of Spacedock towards a fancy and advanced-looking ship, which many fans immediately assumed would be the "future" USS ''Fitzgerald''. Then the camera pans over it (similar to the end of [[Star Trek IV:
** When the ''Fitzgerald'' loses warp power and the cloaking device in Romulan space, a trio of these comes to the rescue. One is Mark Kingsnorth's ''Insignia'', and another is starship's ''Enterprise''-F.
* [[Darker and Edgier]]: Compared to ''Specter'', this film is '''definitely''' darker.
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** {{spoiler|Dr. Braiyon Garr}} in SPADES. In ''Specter'', he was only mildly threatening, and was a bit of a [[Sympathetic Villain]]. This time, after repeated failures, he shoots and vaporizes an aide seemingly without a second thought, and then moves on with his cleverly fiendish sinister plotting.
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Loads and loads of this. Every character gets in their fair share. The film even opens with one from Admiral Thornton:
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'''Admiral Thornton:''' "Whether you think about it or not, it's happening anyway." }}
** How about this one from Prentice, when Garr drops in for his [[Hannibal Lecture]]:
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** Then later:
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** At the end of the minefield scene, {{spoiler|Garr}} loudly clears his throat and glares at Prentice until he thanks him for his efforts. His response, in the style of [[Stargate SG
** {{spoiler|Holo Garr}} gets in a nice one at Kristie's expense:
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* [[Dramatic Thunder]]:
** Type 1: The initial shot of the consulate building is backed by ominous stormclouds overhead and a clap of thunder, foreshadowing the coup eventually instigated by Drakus' operatives.
** Type 3: During the conversation in the same scene, a particularly emphatic "'''I believe'''" by the proconsul is accompanied by loud thunderclap. Then a few minutes later, the proconsul trails off after saying, "Only Drakus' most trusted aides have ever seen his face; anyone else who is summoned before him...", and right on cue, there is thunder and lightning as we understand that Drakus is most definitely a [[Card
* [[Drop What You Are Doing]]: When Garr first appears, Reyf is so startled that he drops the mug of coffee he's just ordered.
* [[Establishing Character Moment]]: Prentice's comes in the shuttle, as does Ronston's, as they discuss their fond memories of what they learned from Reyf during his tenure as captain.
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* [[The Faceless]]: Drakus for most of the film, until [[The Reveal]]. The only hint we get about his identity before that comes early on, a very quick glimpse of a very human ear when he turns to address a Romulan aide.
* [[Fan Film]]
* [[First
** Captain Prentice and Commander Ronston refer to each other as "Kendra" and "Bradley."
** The chief of operations is referred to mostly as "Lesley."
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** The chief of security is usually referred to as "Jennifer."
** Notably averted though, in that '''everyone''' refers to Reyf as "Admiral."
* [[Four Eyes, Zero Soul]]: Dr. Braiyon Garr IN SPADES.
** Implied to be a case of [[Cybernetics Eat Your Soul]] thanks to what happened after (before?) the events of ''Specter''.
* [[Genre Savvy]]: Bradley Prentice: "Spare me the villainous '''posturing'''."
* [[Glowing Eyes of Doom]]/[[Red Eyes, Take Warning]]: Drakus. His eyes flash red early on when he addresses his aide, which is the moment you know he must be [[Ultimate Evil]].
** Dr. Garr had this several times in ''Specter'', but curiously when he first appears to Reyf as a hologram, he doesn't. Fans have questioned that, but the creator has pointed out that Garr's [[Sinister Shades]] have changed--they used to be gold with clear lenses, but now they're black with blue lenses.
* [[Glowing Mechanical Eyes]]: {{spoiler|Garr's}} eyes glow red when he gets angry.
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* [[Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy]]: Subverted in the New Romulus battle sequence--the disruptor shots all hit their intended target, it just so happened that the target had good shields.
* [[Irony]]: Admiral Thornton tells Prentice and Ronston to expect an expert in Romulan psychology, adding "I think you'll be pleasantly surprised." Several times after that, the characters gripe about being stuck with an interloper.
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** Then later:
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** Guess who it turns out to be.
* [[Light Is Good]]: The interiors of the ''Fitzgerald'' are, for the most part, brightly lit (except when the ship is cloaked), and even the ones that aren't look warm and inviting. By contrast, Drakus' command station is dark and austere, metallic and decidedly ''uninviting''.
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* [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast]]: DRAKUS.
** And his flagship, the IRON VULTURE.
* [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero]]: When Drakus abandoned Rimward Station, [[No Indoor Voice|HE SET THE AUTODESTRUCT!]] But wait, there's more: the self-destruct sequence wouldn't have activated if the away team hadn't triggered a holographic message left for them by Drakus. What triggered the holographic message, you ask? Why, the voiceprint of one Admiral Gaius Reyf, of course!
* [[No Flow in CGI]]: When the Ops console explodes during the scene over New Romulus and Commander Kal is thrown to the deck, amazingly her ponytail is completely intact.
* [[No Indoor Voice]]: When conversations aboard the USS ''Fitzgerald'' begin to get tense ''even in the slightest'', the characters ALWAYS START TALKING VERY LOUDLY TO EACH OTHER! EVEN WHEN THEY'RE STANDING LESS THAN TWO FEET APART!
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** Amazingly, ''fans'' had this reaction to the end of the scene showing Garr's second visit to the ''Fitzgerald'', which showed Reyf observing Prentice's quarters after Garr beamed away.
* [[Ominous Latin Chanting]]: After [[The Reveal]] of Drakus' face, the BGM starts to do this. The effect is very eerie now that we know who Drakus really is.
* [["Previously On..."]]: The film opens with a brief recap of the events of ''Specter''.
* [[Pardon My Klingon]]: In one scene, the tactical officer ''swears'' in Klingon. We don't know what it means, but based on Prentice's reaction, it ain't pretty.
* [[Reality Subtext]]: Midway through production, the movie saw the addition of a "For Elaine" title card, nearly identical to the "For Kristie" card at the beginning of ''Specter''.
* [[Real Life Writes the Plot]]: [[Word of God]] says that there's a real-life reason why the Chief of Operations changes from "Lesley" to "Commander Kal" shortly into the film.
** As well as why there's [[Mood Whiplash]] between some scenes.
* [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old]]: {{spoiler|Dr. Braiyon Garr. Apparently, following the events of ''Specter'', the ISS ''Voyager'' was thrown back not ten years, but [[Star Trek Generations
* [[Recycled Set]]: As many sets as possible were recycled from ''Specter'', most with some slight modifications to reflect the "alternate but future" setting of the film.
** The set last seen as Dr. Garr's office at Starfleet Headquarters appears as Admiral Thornton's office at Starbase 54.
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** Applies in-film as well; the same set serves as the crew quarters of Admiral Reyf, Captain Prentice, and Commander Ronston.
** Reyf's office on the ''Fitzgerald'' is a redress of a part of the crew quarters set, built to resemble the security office from ''Voyager''.
* [[Refuge in Audacity]]: Last time, the key to cracking the case was a holographic replica of the set of [[The Price Is Right]]. This time around, the first major break comes when the characters realize Drakus' name is from [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1987
** In a sequence complete with [[Stock Footage]].
** Later on, the holodeck recreation of {{spoiler|[[The Price Is Right]]}} shows up ''again'', this time complete with a [[Title Drop]].
* [[The Reveal]]: The first glimpse we get of Drakus' face. Even the [[BGM]] thinks it's [[Serious Business]].
* [[Rule of Funny]]: Most of the exchanges between Prentice and Ronston seem to have been written with this rule in mind, as early on they each get a number of [[One
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** Or this:
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'''Prentice:''' "Now now, let's not predict disaster before we even leave spacedock."
'''Ronston:''' "Fine. I'll wait 'till we're in open space. '''Then''' I'll predict disaster."
'''Prentice:''' "That's all I ask." ''(looks at padd)'' "It looks like the only thing we're waiting for now is our specialist to arrive, then we can leave. This mission is going to be tough enough without being saddled by a know-it-all bureaucrat."
'''Ronston:''' "Didn't I '''just''' hear someone preaching the power of positive thinking?"
'''Prentice:''' "No idea what you're talking about. Whoever it was must've been '''insane'''." }}
** When the tactical officer swears in Klingon, Prentice [[Deadpan Snarker|dryly responds]], "No need for that kind of language, lieutenant."
** After the flight through the minefield, Prentice congratulates his helm officer on a job well done. {{spoiler|Dr. Garr}} loudly clears his throat from across the bridge.
** In the shuttle, when the away team is attempting to penetrate Drakus' shields, {{spoiler|Holo Garr}} and Kristie have this exchange, which is also a [[Call Back]] to an episode of ''[[Star Trek
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'''Kristie:''' "My breathing is just a simulation!"
'''{{spoiler|Holo Garr}}:''' "So is my neck, stop it anyway!" }}
* [[Scare Chord]]: The sting from "Klingon Attack" that plays right after we get our first glimpse of the villain near the beginning of the film.
* [[Shadow Discretion Shot]]: When Drakus vaporizes an aide bringing news of failure, instead of seeing it actually happen, we get a closeup of his face, with the glow of the phaser energy reflecting off his face.
* [[Shout
** In the category of cast members, characters who were named after real people, usually acquaintences (current or former) of the executive producer:
*** Admiral Margaret '''Thornton'''
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** In the category of "everything else":
*** Raul Mamoru's Starbase 54 mesh appears in the film as...Starbase 54. Could also qualify as an instance of [[The Danza]].
*** '''Ronston:''' "Drakus? Sounds like something out of [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1987
*** Garr says that after his experience he is [[Terminator|"living flesh over a titanium endoskeleton."]]
*** '''Prentice:''' [[A New Hope|"We're doomed."]]
*** '''Reyf:''' [[Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory|"Can't get out backwards. Gotta go forwards to go back...better press on."]]
*** When the ''Fitzgerald'' enters battle at New Romulus, Prentice orders [[Attack Pattern Alpha|Attack Pattern]] [[Stargate SG
*** Followed a minute later by [[Attack Pattern Alpha|Attack Pattern]] [[Star Trek:
*** Prentice's method of escaping the Romulans was inspired by a tactic from the [[Andromeda|Battle of Witch Head]].
*** Leets' method of calling out the course changes by degrees in pitch and yaw is a nod to Mr. Sulu's evasive maneuvers in [[Star Trek:
*** In a way, the entire minefield sequence is a shoutout to the climax of the TNG episode "Booby Trap," right down to the choice of music. In both cases, a ''Galaxy''-class starship wades slowly through a debris field lined with hidden dangers.
*** While on the holographic [[The Price Is Right|Price is Right set]], '''every single shot''' except for two originates directly from the show. Eagle-eyed fans can probably tell which shots correspond to what {{spoiler|pricing game staging}}.
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** Starbase 54.
** The starbase from which Drakus appears to be directing the battle plans.
* [[Stock Footage]]: Unlike ''Specter'', this time the creator has no qualms about re-using footage. Early preview clips showed several exterior shots recycled from ''Specter''.
** Early on, the shots of the ships flying through spacedock are recreations of similar shots from the end of [[Star Trek IV:
** The same two exterior shots of Rimward Station appear over and over again, usually backed by a [[Stock Sound Effect]] of wind from [[The Black Hole]].
** After the scene in Engineering when Mitchell discovers the trick with the plasma grid, the first shot of Reyf walking down the corridor is recycled from ''Specter''.
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* [[Stock Sound Effect]]: As mentioned above, the sound of eerie wind from [[The Black Hole]] accompanies the exterior shots of Rimward Station.
** Then later, the sounds of explosions from the same movie show up during the chase through the [[Asteroid Thicket]].
* [[Take That]]: [[A New Hope
** Also, during Garr's [[Hannibal Lecture]], he makes a remark about "knowing my enemy" with a gold model of the JJ Abrams USS ''Enterprise'' prominently in the background. This is a deliberate stab at the producers of the 2009 ''[[Star Trek (
** When the shuttle crew gets their first glimpse of Drakus' command ship (which is played by the USS Event Horizon from the film of the same name), Kristie's immediate reaction is "Only a twisted and evil mind could come up with something like that." Definitely a slam against the producers of the other film.
* [[There Are No Coincidences]]: Only a few hours after the ship leaves Starbase 54 for Romulan space, Braiyon Garr shows up, after ''ten years'' in hiding. Prentice almost says it in the corridor outside Reyf's quarters.
* [[They Just Didn't Care]]: The seeming explanation for a number of "shortcuts" in the movie, including the use of the ''Event Horizon'' as Drakus' flagship, and the use of the Imperial Star Destroyer bridge set as its bridge, both with minimal redressing.
* [[Throw It In]]: When Ronston and Prentice are discussing the origin of the name "Drakus," Ronston's line, "Alien brains, mutants, alternate dimensions? What's next, rock people?" was ad-libbed, as was Prentice's response.
* [[Timey
** Justified in that as Reyf said in the last film, "We could already be living in an alternate timeline and just don't know it."
* [[Understatement]]: Ronston: "It sounds like he's harboring something of a grudge." This, after Braiyon Garr explicitly said he has it in for the admiral.
* [[Unnaturally Blue Lighting]]: Every time we see Dr. Braiyon Garr on screen, the lighting somehow manages to turn blue. This is especially pronounced in his first appearance in Reyf's quarters.
* [[Voice of the Legion]]: Drakus has this. And because [[Power Makes Your Voice Deep]], his voice [[Evil Sounds Deep|is very deep]].
** And when he appears to Reyf as a hologram, Dr. Garr has a (slightly) less ominous version. {{spoiler|Guess why.}}
* [[What Happened to
* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair]]: Commander Lesley Kal.
* [[You Have Failed Me
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